The Laurens Raiders and the Blue Ridge Fighting Tigers will face off at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. Laurens is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 58.3 points per game this season.
Laurens is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Westside just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Friday. They fell just short of the Wolverines by a score of 54-52. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Raiders came into the contest with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 56th in South Carolina, while the Wolverines are ranked 304th in Florida).
Despite the loss, Laurens had strong showings from Q Quinton Watts, who went 6 for 14 on his way to 17 points and four steals, and DJ Dondrevious Martin, who posted 13 points and four steals. Z Zakarion Simpson was another key player, putting up four points and five rebounds.
Even though they lost, Laurens smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 15 offensive boards in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Blue Ridge was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Friday as they fell 56-52 to San Jose Prep.
Blue Ridge's defeat dropped their record down to 3-9. As for Laurens, their loss dropped their record down to 6-4.
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